Eurovision in Vienna is just less than a month away. In the lead-up to the start of rehearsals, we will get to know a bit more about this year’s artists, their discography, and their Eurovision 2026 journey so far. The next artist in this year’s preview is Malta’s AIDAN.
AIDAN’s Eurovision journey so far
AIDAN was chosen to represent Malta through the Malta Eurovision Song Contest on January 17th. This is not AIDAN’s first attempt at representing Malta, however, having tried in 2018, 2022 and 2023 respectively. He is now going to perform in position #14 in the second semi-final.
AIDAN’s Eurovision song for Vienna – “Bella” – was written by Aidan himself, alongside Joep van den Boom and 2024 Maltese entrant Sarah Bonnici.
What do we think of “Bella”?
The team at That Eurovision Site has reacted to AIDAN’s entry for Vienna. Nicklas gave his thoughts on “Bella”, which you can check out below.
Who is AIDAN?
Aidan Cassar is no stranger to the Eurovision world, with the 26-year-old developing his career around the Contest in its various forms. He began his career in 2015, when he competed at the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest, losing out to eventual winner Destiny. He then competed at Malta’s Eurovision selection another three times, finishing in second place in 2022 with “Ritmu”. He has also extensively sung in Maltese, much to domestic success, with most of his songs reaching #1 on the Maltese charts.
Malta’s Eurovision journey
Malta made its Eurovision debut in 1971, with Joe Grech performing “Marija I-Maltija” (Maria the Maltese Lass), finishing 18th with 52 points. Malta did not participate in Eurovision from 1975 until 1991, when they returned with the song “Could It Be” by Paul Giordimaina and Georgina, finishing 12th with 32 points. Since then, Malta has been at every Eurovision and finished in the top 10 an impressive 12 times. Their best result is second place, which they’ve achieved twice. The first time was in 2002, when Ira Losco sang “7th Wonder,” and the second time in 2005 with Chiara’s “Angel.”
Miriana Conte represented Malta in 2025 with her song “Serving”, previously known as “Kant”. Competing in the second semi-final, Malta qualified – ending their three-year long non-qualification streak. Miriana would eventually finish in 17th place, earning a total of 91 points. Of these, 83 came from the juries, while just 8 came from televoters.
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News Source: That Eurovision Site / AIDAN
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